Tuesday, 31 December 2013

8 New Word We Learnt In 2013

From OMG to LOL, YOLO to swag, words that became popular thanks to their
unabashed use and abuse in our daily lives. Now, these words are
officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary every year.
And though 'selfie' was the word of the year, there are 8 other words
that created quite a buzz in 2013. We round off each of them with a
proper description below.

1) Twerk: which essentially describes a provocativehip-thrusting dance,
has been around for years. But, ever since teen pop singer Miley Cyrus
twerked at the MTV Video Music Awards this August, in a controversial
performance, the word became the most searched darling of the pop
culture.

2) Selfie: Oxford Word of the Year - selfie is a self-portrait typically
snapped using a smartphone and shared on a social networking site.
Acting as a fuel to our already narcissistic lives, selfies not only
inspiredcountless celebrities and news stories but modern day museum
exhibits as well.

3) Emoji: comes from the Japanese words for picture (e) and character
(moji), dates as far back as 1990's but was only recently included in
the online dictionary of Oxford. Simple smileys using the symbols and
parenthesis available in our phones were replaced by bizarre, silly and
complicated emoticons recently. They increasingly dominate our text
conversations and are known as emojis.

4) Binge-watch: When digital streaming serviceNetflix released entire
seasons of new shows all at once, our favourite pastime hit a milestone.
The viewers indulged themselves in binge-watch - meaning they saw their
favourite TV series in a marathon- episode after episode rather than
waiting the week for a next instalment.

5) Bitcoin: Bitcoin brokers and marketplaces made headlines throughout
the year. Known as the digital currency in which transactions can be
performed without the need for a central bank, Bitcoin's volatility
andregulation was questioned especially between March and May earlier in
the year, which may be due to the market crash around that time.

6) Schmeat: Oxford states that Schmeat is a form of meat produced
synthetically from biological tissue. In August this year, the world's
first hamburger made with schmeat was served up by Dutch scientists.
And, though the concept is still in its infancy, there is a possibility
that it will catch on in the near future. So, next time you visit your
nearby supermarket, keep an eye for schmeat!

7) Meme: Essentially explained as a virally-transmitted cultural symbol
or a social idea, memes (rhymes with team) can be anything ranging from a
joke, a story, pictures or a quirky figure of speech that travels
faster than the breaking news.

8) FOMO: Considered as the evil cousin of YOLO (You Live Only Once),
FOMO stands for fear of missing out, is actually a pop-culture derived
social anxiety or fear you feel that you will miss out on something huge
if you don't do participate in an event. Remember theparty that you
attended last night despite being sickly tired, yes that was because of
FOMO.

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